CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 4334

Install safety edge treatment

Description: The safety edge is a low-cost treatment that is implemented in conjunction with pavement resurfacing and is intended to help minimize drop-off-related crashes.

Prior Condition:  Rural highways prior to resurfacing and installation of safety edge treatment

Category: Shoulder treatments

Study: Safety Evaluation of the Safety Edge Treatment, Graham et al., 2011

 
Star Quality Rating:4 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:130
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:1.129
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.165
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:-12.894  (This value indicates an increase in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:16.531
Applicability
Crash Type:All
Crash Severity:O (property damage only)
Roadway Types:Principal Arterial Other
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Minimum Number of Lanes:2
Maximum Number of Lanes:2
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Crash Weather:Not specified
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Area Type:Rural
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 376 to Maximum of 14662 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
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Time of Day:All
If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:1999 to 2008
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State:IN
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Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Sample Size (miles):514 miles before, 514 miles after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Dec 06, 2012
Comments:Unpaved & paved shoulder study sites The number of crashes in the after period were not reported in this study, however, they have been recorded as 300 to give 10 points as a beneift of doubt for one or more of the following: (1) number of miles/sites in the reference/treatment group, (2) number of crashes in the references/treatment group, (3) reporting AADTs for the aggregate dataset but not for the disaggragate dataset used for CMF development.